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LEADER: 04162cam 22006374a 4500
001 ocm45325830
003 OCoLC
005 20191010013954.0
008 001103s2001 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aGR930$b.B74 2001
082 00 $a646.7/8/09034$221
100 1 $aBan Breathnach, Sarah.
240 10 $aMrs. Sharp's traditions
245 10 $aSarah Ban Breathnach's Mrs. Sharp's traditions :$breviving Victorian family celebrations of comfort and joy /$cSarah Ban Breathnach.
246 30 $aMrs. Sharp's traditions
260 $aNew York :$bScribner/Simple Abundance Press,$c℗♭2001.
300 $a256 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 248) and index.
505 0 $aThe art of domestic bliss -- The joy and comfort of seasonal pastimes -- January: January joys; home-circle pastimes; board games; the treasures of the snow; the seasonal table -- February: Candlemas Day; Lincoln logs and cherry pies; celebrating patriotic holidays with children; love's own day, a family affair -- March: maple-sugaring-off party; St. Patrick's Day; fairy wayside walks; the children's garden -- April: April Fool's Day; rainy day occupations; Eastertide: march hares, painted eggs, and hot cross buns; the Easter egg tree; Easter nests, egg rolls, and bonnets; Arbor Day; Passover -- May: May Day; memories of a Victorian May Day; Mother's Day; Decoration Day (Memorial Day).
505 0 $aJune: Victorian ice cream social; summer camp; a Victorian midsummer night's dream; celebrating life with father -- July: the pursuit of happiness: an old-fashioned Independence Day; traveling with the children; Christmas in July; at the seashore -- August: eureka entertainments; nature's novelties; family outings; preserving the summer -- September: back to school; Labor Day; Grandparents' Day; autumn's work; Michaelmas -- October: the costume-planning party; the pumpkin-carving party; All Hallows' Eve home frolic; harvest home -- November: All Souls' Day; Martinmas; Thanksgiving; stir-up Sunday (the Sunday before Advent) -- December: the advent of Christmas; creating an advent calendar; St. Nicholas Day; St. Lucia's Day; the gift of Christmas past; single-parent traditions for the holidays; Chanukah; New Year's Eve good riddance party.
520 $aMrs. Sharp, an invention of the author's imagination, based on stacks of old Victorian magazines, shares her ideas for happy family life, complete with poetry, recipes, and instructions for arts and crafts activities.
650 0 $aMonths$vFolklore.
650 0 $aSeasons$vFolklore.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xSocial life and customs$y19th century.
650 0 $aFamily festivals.
650 7 $aFamily festivals.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00920357
650 7 $aManners and customs.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01007815
650 7 $aMonths.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01025853
650 7 $aSeasons.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01110447
651 7 $aGreat Britain.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204623
650 1 $aMonths$vFolklore.
648 7 $a1800-1899$2fast
655 7 $aFolklore.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423784
655 4 $aNonfiction.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/00053799-t.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/00053799.html
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